Cataraqui: The 175-year-old disaster a community cannot forget

Lachlan Bennett
Updated August 5 2020 - 7:02am, first published 7:01am
DOOMED: The Cataraqui and all but nine of those onboard met their end on the jaggered reefs surrounding King Island.
DOOMED: The Cataraqui and all but nine of those onboard met their end on the jaggered reefs surrounding King Island.

In 1845, hundreds of downtrodden men, women and children left their homes in search of a better life.

Lachlan Bennett

Lachlan Bennett

Journalist

Lachlan Bennett is a journalist based in Burnie with an interest in politics, primary industries, transportation, tourism and the West Coast.

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